Sony Xperia XZs specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Sony Xperia XZs
  • Released 2017, April 03 161g, 8.1mm thickness Android 7.1, up to Android 8.0 32GB/64GB storage, microSDXC
  • Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Adreno 530 Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G8231 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G8232 About 246.4 USD
  • 5.2" 1080x1920 pixels
  • 19MP 2160p
  • 4GB RAM Snapdragon 820
  • 2900mAh Li-Ion

Sony Xperia XZs overview

Sony Xperia XZs is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2017, April 03. Sony Xperia XZs has 5.2 inch, IPS LCD, a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It uses Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) chipset, Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) CPU, Adreno 530 GPU. Sony Xperia XZs supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G8231 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G8232. Sony Xperia XZs has 19MP Single main camera, 13MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Sony Xperia XZs is about 246.4 USD.

Score the key features of Sony Xperia XZs compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 56 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 63 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 70 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 71 / 100 points
  • Price: 29 / 100 points

Sony Xperia XZs full specifications

VERSIONS:   

G8231|G8231 USA|G8232
Also known as Sony Xperia XZs Dual with dual-SIM card slots

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (G8232)
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G8231, G8232
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G8231, G8232
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat9 450/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2017, February 27
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum back, plastic frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G8231 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G8232
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

DISPLAY

Type IPS LCD
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~70.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  Triluminos display X-Reality Engine

PLATFORM

OS Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 530

MEMORY

Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1

MAIN CAMERA

Single 19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", predictive PDAF, Laser AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps, HDR

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
  24-bit/192kHz audio

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted, region dependent), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 18W Quick Charge 3.0

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Black, Warm Silver, Ice Blue
Models G8232, G8231, SOV35, 602SO, SO-03J
Price About 246.4 USD

TESTS

Performance AnTuTu: 170766 (v8) GeekBench: 808 (v5.1) GFXBench: 21fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1223:1 (nominal), 3.818 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 62dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
Battery life Endurance rating 73h

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